TMI BlogReference to the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner (PCIT/CIT) for the cancellation of registration/approvalX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... visions) Act, 2020 w.e.f. 01.04.2021. These provisos provided that the application for the approval of any trust or institution under the first regime, shall be made to the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner and such Principal Commissioner or Commissioner shall grant approval after examination of the application. Earlier such applications were required to be filed before the prescribed authority. Similarly, provisions of clause (ac) of sub-section (1) of section 12A provide that application for the trusts or institution under the second regime shall be made to the principal Commissioner or Commissioner. The provisional registrations or provisional approval or re-registrations or approvals in certain cases, under these cla ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e issues, it is proposed to amend the provisions of section 12AB and fifteenth proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 of the Act as follows: (I) Sub-section (4) of section 12AB of the Act is proposed to be substituted with a new sub-section (4) to provide that where registration or provisional registration of a trust or an institution has been granted under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 12AB or clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 12AA, as the case may be, and subsequently, (a) the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner has noticed occurrence of one or more specified violations during any previous year; (b) the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner has received a reference from the Assessi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... from profits and gains of business whichis not incidental to the attainment of its objectives or separate books of account are not maintained by it in respect of the business which is incidental to the attainment of its objectives; or (c) the trust or the institution under the second regime has applied any part of its income from the property held under a trust for private religious purposes which does not enure for the benefit of the public; or (d) the trust or institution under the second regime established for charitable purpose created or established after the commencement of this Act, has applied any part of its income for the benefit of any particular religious community or caste; (e) any activity being carried outby the trus ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... said section 10 is approved under said clause and subsequently- (a) the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner has noticed occurrence of one or more specified violations during any previous year; (b) the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner has received a reference from the Assessing Officer under the second proviso to sub-section (3) of section 143 for any previous year; or (c) such case has been selected in accordance with the risk management strategy, formulated by the Board from time to time, for any previous year, the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner shall- (i) call for such documents or information from the fund or trust or institution or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , 2022, calling for any document or information, or for making any inquiry, under clause (i) expires. VI) The term specified violation is also proposed to be defined by inserting an Explanation (Explanation 2) to the fifteenth proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 of the Act to mean the following: - (a) where any income of trust or institution under the first regime has been applied other than for the objects for which it is established; or (b) the trust or institution under the first regime has income from profits and gains of business is not incidental to the attainment of its objectives or separate books of account are not maintained by it in respect of the business which is incidental to the attainment of its objectives; or ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Explanation 2 to fifteenth proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 or Explanation to sub-section (4) of section 12AB, as the case may be, he shall, (a) send a reference to the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to withdraw the approval or registration, as the case may be; and (b) no order making an assessment of the total income or loss of such fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution shall be made by him without giving effect to the order passed by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner under clause (ii) or (iii) of the fifteenth proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 or clause (ii) or (iii) of sub-section (4) of section 12AB Consequentia ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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